By Amanda Bronstad | May 4, 2018
The pitches for lead plaintiffs counsel pit Steve Berman and a few lawyers at Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro against a 40-lawyer coalition led by Joseph Cotchett, of Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, and Laurence King of Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer.
By Colby Hamilton | May 4, 2018
In affirming a district court's dismissal under the CEA, the panel laid out the requirements for standing and actual injury, which it noted were already found in numerous similar securities suit decisions by district courts in the circuit.
New Jersey Law Journal | Analysis
By Stephen M. Orlofsky and Ethan M. Simon | May 4, 2018
There is no doubt that the decision in "Spade v. Select Comfort Corp." will significantly impact both pending and future TCCWNA claims.
By Amanda Bronstad | May 3, 2018
A LA judge has tentatively cleared the way for a Johnson & Johnson motion to toss out about 100 out-of-state plaintiffs from the coordinated talcum powder litigation in California in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's jurisdictional decision last year in Bristol-Myers Squibb v. Superior Court of California.
By R. Robin McDonald | May 3, 2018
U.S. District Chief Judge Thomas Thrash issued a 34-page protective order in the Equifax data breach multidistrict litigation but warned lawyers and their clients that they should treat documents filed in the case as "presumptively public" and use their "best efforts" to limit confidential filings.
By Amanda Bronstad | May 2, 2018
The suits, filed in five states, were brought by individual persons against opioid manufacturers and distributors, and are among the few class actions filed against drugmakers and marketers.
By Miriam Rozen | May 2, 2018
As the clock ticks on the current Supreme Court term, labor and employment lawyers from both the plaintiffs and defense bars are watching closely for a ruling in Epic Systems v. Lewis.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Israel David and Samuel P. Groner | May 2, 2018
The court in 'Cyan' held that SLUSA does not prohibit state courts from adjudicating such claims, and that defendants may not remove such cases to federal court. As a result, it is likely that the recent trend of such claims being asserted in state courts will accelerate.
By Ross Todd | May 1, 2018
The California high court on Tuesday considered whether the "de minimis doctrine"—a defense for employers facing federal wage claims for brief off-the-clock tasks—applies under the state's more protective labor laws.
By Sue Reisinger | May 1, 2018
About two years and several million dollars in, Meera Patel, assistant general counsel for regulatory affairs at Cardinal Health Inc., says her Dublin,…
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